WEC 32

WEC 32: New Mexico
The poster for WEC 32: New Mexico
PromotionWorld Extreme Cagefighting
DateFebruary 13, 2008
VenueSanta Ana Star Center
CityRio Rancho, New Mexico
Attendance4,648
Event chronology
WEC 31: Faber vs. Curran WEC 32: New Mexico WEC 33: Marshall vs. Stann

WEC 32: New Mexico was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) that took place on Wednesday, February 13, 2008. For the first time under Zuffa ownership, the show was held in Rio Rancho, New Mexico and not the usual spot of Las Vegas, Nevada. The event drew an estimated 268,000 viewers on Versus, a record low for the WEC.[1]

Jesse Moreng was originally slated to face the debuting Scott Jorgensen at this event, but withdrew from the bout due to a leg injury and was replaced by WEC newcomer Damacio Page.[2]

Results

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Carlos Condit (c) def Carlo Prater Submission (guillotine choke) 1 3:48 [a]
Lightweight Jamie Varner def Rob McCullough (c) TKO (strikes) 3 2:54 [b]
Bantamweight Miguel Torres def Chase Beebe (c) Submission (guillotine choke) 1 3:59 [c]
Bantamweight Manny Tapia def Antonio Banuelos Decision (split) (28–29, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00 [d]
Preliminary card
Featherweight Micah Miller def Chance Farrar TKO (punches) 1 1:39
Bantamweight Yoshiro Maeda def Charlie Valencia TKO (body kick) 1 2:29 [e]
Bantamweight Damacio Page def Scott Jorgensen Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Coty Wheeler def Del Hawkins Submission (flying armbar) 2 1:57
Featherweight Josh Grispi def Mark Hominick Submission (rear naked choke) 1 2:55
Featherweight Leonard Garcia def Hiroyuki Takaya TKO (punches) 1 1:31 [f]
  1. ^ For the WEC Welterweight Championship.
  2. ^ For the WEC Lightweight Championship.
  3. ^ For the WEC Bantamweight Championship.
  4. ^ The fight was originally announced as a split draw, Banuelos 29–28, and the two others being 30–27 for Tapia and a 28–28 draw, though a scorecard error was realized, and corrected to the ultimate outcome of a split decision for Manny Tapia.
  5. ^ Although preliminary, this bout aired on the live broadcast.
  6. ^ Although preliminary, this bout aired on the live broadcast.

See also

References

  1. ^ "WEC 32: New Mexico | MMA Event".
  2. ^ http://mmajunkie.com/news/3720/albuquerques-damacio-page-replaces-injured-jesse-moreng-at-wec-32.mma [dead link‍]